reverse painting

noun

The application of paint to a sheet of glass to create a picture to be viewed through the glass from the other side.

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Meanings

nounreverse painting (countable and uncountable, plural reverse paintings)

plural reverse paintings

  1. uncountableartThe application of paint to a sheet of glass to create a picture to be viewed through the glass from the other side.
  2. countableartAn artwork produced in this way.
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APA

reverse painting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20painting

MLA

“reverse painting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20painting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse painting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20painting.

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